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- ↑ "About Ethel H. Hall – socialwork.ua.edu | The University of Alabama".
- ↑ "Dr. Ethel H. Hall". December 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Ethel Hall: First African American to Serve as Vice President of the Alabama State Board of Education". November 12, 2019.
- ↑ "2021 Dr. Ethel H. Hall African-American Heritage Month Celebration – NUBAN NATURIST".